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Check out the first slide below. This is a scan of a 1949 San Francisco phonebook. By my count, there are about thirty businesses listed under the heading of "reweaving." The term reweaving encompasses several techniques, including French weaving, inweaving, and reknitting. While the methods differ, the general idea is the same: when a garment develops a hole or tear, a skilled reweaver can repair the damage in a way that's virtually invisible. Sometimes this involves adding a patch to the underside of the fabric and blending the edges; other times, it means painstakingly weaving or knitting new material into the damaged area. Either way, these techniques are distinct from simply patching or sewing over the hole or tear, which can leave visible signs of repair. Reweaving, by contrast, aims to restore the garment to its original condition. Hence why this is sometimes called invisible mending. A few weeks ago, I found a moth hole in one of my sport coats, so I called my usual reweaver: French American Reweaving Company in NYC. No one answered, so I tried again the next day. And the next. After several days, I gave up. Their voicemail box was full, so I couldn't leave a message. (They may still be operating; I don't know). In the 1980s, French American Reweaving Company had six full-time reweavers. As of a few years ago, they were down to three — all of them over the age of 70. Rave FabriCARE in Scottsdale, Arizona (my dry cleaner of choice) stopped offering reweaving services after their reweaver retired. Across the country, these once-common businesses are disappearing. The reason is simple: people are wearing simpler, cheaper clothing today, so there's little economic incentive to repairing things. Depending on the damage, reknitting a hole in a sweater might cost you $100. That's more than some people pay for an entirely new sweater these days, even in cashmere, so it's cheaper to replace things once they wear down. Consequently, repair culture is disappearing. Few people even know that you can repair clothes. Those who do may struggle to find someone with the skills to perform this kind of work. And as older craftspeople retire, they take their knowledge with them, as they typically don't have young apprentices. In 1949, there were at least thirty reweaving businesses in San Francisco, according to this phonebook. Today, I only know of two such services in the city. The last three slides show repairs from Garment Butler, one of the few mail-in services nowadays for this kind of thing. I also use Without a Trace in Chicago (they take mail-ins). IG garmentbutler

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